| | First Half starts. |
| 2' | | Corner - Watford. Conceded by Zak Swanson. |
| 3' | | New attacking attempt. Daniel Jebbison - Watford - shot with the head from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Yasser Larouci with a cross. |
| 4' | | New attacking attempt. Daniel Jebbison - Watford - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Giorgi Chakvetadze. |
| 8' | | Missed chance. Callum Lang - Portsmouth - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is close, but missed to the left. Assist - Josh Murphy with a cross. |
| 10' | | Fouled by Imrân Louza - Watford |
| 10' | | Freddie Potts - Portsmouth - won a free kick in attack. |
| 10' | | Goal! Watford 0, Portsmouth 1. Zak Swanson - Portsmouth - shot with right foot from the right side of the box to the left corner . |
| 12' | | Fouled by Callum Lang - Portsmouth |
| 12' | | Ryan Porteous - Watford - won a free kick in defence. |
| 15' | | Corner - Portsmouth. Conceded by Yasser Larouci. |
| 16' | | Missed chance. Josh Murphy - Portsmouth - shot with right foot from outside the box missed after corner. |
| 20' | | Callum Lang - Portsmouth - won a free kick in defence. |
| 20' | | Fouled by Daniel Jebbison - Watford |
| 21' | | Callum Lang - Portsmouth - won a free kick in defence. |
| 21' | | Fouled by James Morris - Watford |
| 24' | | Corner - Watford. Conceded by Connor Ogilvie. |
| 24' | | Missed chance. Mattie Pollock - Watford - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed to the left. Assist - Imrân Louza with a cross after corner. |
| 24' | | Corner - Watford. Conceded by Marlon Pack. |
| 25' | | Shot blocked. Jeremy Ngakia - Watford - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Imrân Louza. |
| 25' | | Corner - Watford. Conceded by Matt Ritchie. |
| 26' | | Corner - Portsmouth. Conceded by Ryan Porteous. |
| 28' | | Fouled by Callum Lang - Portsmouth |
| 28' | | Yasser Larouci - Watford - won a free kick in defence. |
| 30' | | Fouled by Kwadwo Baah - Watford |
| 30' | | Matt Ritchie - Portsmouth - won a free kick in defence. |
| 30' | | Kwadwo Baah - Watford - receive yellow card for a foul. |
| 31' | | Delay in match - injury Matt Ritchie - Portsmouth |
| 32' | | Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
| 33' | | Connor Ogilvie - Portsmouth - won a free kick in defence. |
| 33' | | Fouled by Kwadwo Baah - Watford |
| 34' | | Fouled by Callum Lang - Portsmouth |
| 34' | | Imrân Louza - Watford - won a free kick in defence. |
| 36' | | Fouled by Callum Lang - Portsmouth |
| 36' | | Imrân Louza - Watford - won a free kick in defence. |
| 37' | | Corner - Watford. Conceded by Connor Ogilvie. |
| 38' | | Missed chance. Ryan Porteous - Watford - shot with right foot from the right side of the six yard box goes high. Assist - Giorgi Chakvetadze with a cross after corner. |
| 39' | | Shot blocked. Edo Kayembe - Watford - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assist - Giorgi Chakvetadze. |
| 39' | | Corner - Watford. Conceded by Josh Murphy. |
| 40' | | Offside - Watford. Ryan Porteous is in offside. |
| 45+1' | | Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time. |
| 45+2' | | First Half ended - Watford 0, Portsmouth 1. |
| 45' | | Second Half starts Watford 0, Portsmouth 1. |
| 45' | | Substitution - Portsmouth. Paddy Lane for Matt Ritchie. |
| 45' | | Substitution - Watford. Rocco Vata for James Morris. |
| 47' | | Shot blocked. Rocco Vata - Watford - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assist - Jeremy Ngakia. |
| 47' | | Corner - Watford. Conceded by Freddie Potts. |
| 50' | | Shot blocked. Daniel Jebbison - Watford - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Kwadwo Baah with a cross. |
| 51' | | Corner - Portsmouth. Conceded by Ryan Porteous. |
| 52' | | Fouled by Connor Ogilvie - Portsmouth |
| 52' | | Kwadwo Baah - Watford - won a free kick in defence. |
| 52' | | Corner - Watford. Conceded by Zak Swanson. |
| 53' | | Corner - Watford. Conceded by Callum Lang. |
| 53' | | Missed chance. Jeremy Ngakia - Watford - shot with right foot from outside the box goes high after corner. |
| 55' | | Fouled by Jeremy Ngakia - Watford |
| 55' | | Paddy Lane - Portsmouth - won a free kick on the left wing. |
| 56' | | Penalty Watford. Kwadwo Baah draws a foul in the penalty area. |
| 56' | | Penalty conceded by Freddie Potts - Portsmouth - after a foul in the penalty area. |
| 57' | | Marlon Pack - Portsmouth - receive yellow card. |
| 57' | | Goal! Watford 1, Portsmouth 1. Edo Kayembe - Watford - converts the penalty with a shot with left foot to the top left corner. |
| 59' | | Edo Kayembe - Watford - receive yellow card. |
| 59' | | Nicolas Schmid - Portsmouth - receive yellow card. |
| 60' | | Fouled by Josh Murphy - Portsmouth |
| 60' | | Yasser Larouci - Watford - won a free kick in defence. |
| 60' | | Josh Murphy - Portsmouth - receive yellow card. |
| 62' | | Colby Bishop - Portsmouth - won a free kick in attack. |
| 62' | | Fouled by Imrân Louza - Watford |
| 64' | | Fouled by Callum Lang - Portsmouth |
| 64' | | Mattie Pollock - Watford - won a free kick in defence. |
| 64' | | Callum Lang - Portsmouth - receive yellow card for a foul. |
| 66' | | Corner - Watford. Conceded by Connor Ogilvie. |
| 68' | | New attacking attempt. Kwadwo Baah - Watford - shot with left foot from the right side of the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Daniel Jebbison. |
| 68' | | Corner - Watford. Conceded by Nicolas Schmid. |
| 71' | | Substitution - Watford. Ryan Andrews for Jeremy Ngakia. |
| 72' | | Corner - Portsmouth. Conceded by Yasser Larouci. |
| 75' | | New attacking attempt. Ryan Andrews - Watford - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Ryan Porteous. |
| 75' | | Fouled by Zak Swanson - Portsmouth |
| 75' | | Rocco Vata - Watford - won a free kick on the left wing. |
| 75' | | Zak Swanson - Portsmouth - receive yellow card for a foul. |
| 75' | | Delay in match - injury Imrân Louza - Watford |
| 76' | | Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
| 78' | | Fouled by Yasser Larouci - Watford |
| 78' | | Paddy Lane - Portsmouth - won a free kick in defence. |
| 78' | | Substitution - Portsmouth. Terry Devlin for Zak Swanson. |
| 79' | | Substitution - Portsmouth. Owen Moxon for Callum Lang. |
| 80' | | Daniel Jebbison - Watford - won a free kick in defence. |
| 80' | | Fouled by Terry Devlin - Portsmouth |
| 82' | | Substitution - Watford. Vakoun Bayo for Daniel Jebbison. |
| 82' | | Fouled by Imrân Louza - Watford |
| 82' | | Josh Murphy - Portsmouth - won a free kick on the right wing. |
| 83' | | Fouled by Connor Ogilvie - Portsmouth |
| 83' | | Kwadwo Baah - Watford - won a free kick in defence. |
| 84' | | Colby Bishop - Portsmouth - won a free kick in attack. |
| 84' | | Fouled by Ryan Porteous - Watford |
| 85' | | Missed chance. Paddy Lane - Portsmouth - shot with left foot from the left side of the box goes high. Assist - Connor Ogilvie with a head. |
| 85' | | Delay in match - Watford |
| 85' | | Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
| 87' | | Hand ball by Vakoun Bayo - Watford |
| 87' | | Substitution - Watford. Moussa Sissoko for Edo Kayembe. |
| 88' | | Corner - Portsmouth. Conceded by Ryan Andrews. |
| 89' | | Fouled by Owen Moxon - Portsmouth |
| 89' | | Kwadwo Baah - Watford - won a free kick in defence. |
| 90' | | Owen Moxon - Portsmouth - receive yellow card for a foul. |
| 90+1' | | Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time. |
| 90+1' | | Fouled by Owen Moxon - Portsmouth |
| 90+1' | | Ryan Porteous - Watford - won a free kick in defence. |
| 90+3' | | Fouled by Kwadwo Baah - Watford |
| 90+3' | | Owen Moxon - Portsmouth - won a free kick in defence. |
| 90+4' | | Missed chance. Colby Bishop - Portsmouth - shot with right foot from outside the box missed. Assist - Connor Ogilvie with a head. |
| 90+5' | | Goal! Watford 2, Portsmouth 1. Rocco Vata - Watford - shot with left foot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. |
| 90+8' | | Second Half ended - Watford 2, Portsmouth 1. |
| 90+8' | | Kwadwo Baah - Watford - receive red card. |
| | Thats all. Game finished - Watford 2, Portsmouth 1. |